The U.S government has turned its back on American filmmakers, forcing pictures like "Chicago" to be made in Canada, the city's mayor said.
"The movie is great," Mayor Richard Daley said. "I said 'too bad it wasn't filmed in Chicago.'"
Filmed in Toronto, the hit musical topped the Oscar contender list with 13 nominations, including best film. The adapted stage play about women murderers on death row competing for media publicity was also nominated in the best actress, best supporting actor and actress and best director categories.
"The film industry in America was going strong. Canada says, 'OK we want the film industry. We will subsidize you.' So all the film industry went from America to Canada," Daley said.
